Aspirants seeking admission to 3 year Full-time Ph.D. should meet the following criteria as specified by the institute.

Academic Requirement:

• I.For Sciences Subjects: Any candidate who has passed the Master's examination in the concerned subject with a score of not less than 60% or CGPA of 6.0 on a 10 point scale or equivalent (55% or 5.5 CGPA for SC/ST/BC Category) marks in aggregate, or have appeared in the final year examination of Master's degree in the subject concerned from Akal University, Talwandi Sabo or from any other University (approved by the appropriate Academic Bodies of A.U.), shall be eligible to appear for the Ph.D. Entrance Test.
• II. For Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences Subjects: Any candidate who has passed the Master's examination in the concerned subject with a score of not less than 55% or CGPA of 5.5 on a 10 point scale or equivalent (50% or 5.0 CGPA for SC/ST/BC Category) marks in aggregate, or have appeared in the final year examination of Master's degree in the subject concerned from Akal University, Talwandi Sabo or from any other University (approved by the appropriate Academic Bodies of A.U.), shall be eligible to appear for the Ph.D. Entrance Test.